Encyclopedias
Both Gale Virtual Reference Library and Oxford Online can be very useful for finding lengthy encyclopedia articles written by scholars. Fact-checkers and editors make these more reliable resources than Wikipedia.
Note: These resources are ONLY available to you while you are at Burris (or elsewhere on the Ball State campus).
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window Gale EBOOKS is a collection of searchable subject encyclopedias and reference books from Gale Publishing and many other publishers.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window Searchable and browsable collection of highly trusted reference books. Dictionaries and encyclopedias in Oxford Reference Online include general works, foreign-language works, and specialized subject works in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.